Here's some early flight photos of the new four bladed Maxir! Photos were forwarded from Icare.

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And here's some photos of my own quad in flight:

I'm happy to report my successful flights on this neat heli. I used a Multiplex EVO9 transmitter with its easy virtual swashplate rotation programming. The MaxiR 4's manual called for -45 degree timing, but I eventually found that I needed to set +45 degrees on this transmitter. Once I got that sorted, I quiclky moved onto the first successful flights beyond just hovering as shown here. I expected the heli to be a real challenge to fly, but it is not! Here's a few tips: Minimize control throws. Use a freewheel upgrade as well as the new tail pinion (increased mass of 4 blades). Check that the swash tilts the same way as the control stick. Get it sorted doing hovering only with training gear. Use a 15T pinion and aim for 1700 rpm. Have at 'er, but be prepared for minor flight control differences from a 2 bladed heli.		Hi speed zooming around was not a problem! I held off trying a loop:)

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